18 Dos and Don’ts for improving your recruitment techniques
A CIPD report released this month highlights the need for improved recruitment techniques in order to create diverse workplaces. The report, “A head for hiring: The behavioural science of recruitment and selection,” suggests that there is a long way to go when it comes to recruiting the best candidates for roles, including “biases and judgment errors that […]
New LMS features: Outlook integration and more
Robust integration with Outlook – users will never miss a training event We understand that Outlook is an important part of your workflow and your users’ workflow. We wanted to create an experience that focuses on how you work and makes sure that people can easily get events on their calendar and ensure that they […]
Modern Slavery Act comes into force – turnover threshold for business to declare what steps they are taking has been set at £36m
On 1 July 2015, the new Modern Slavery Act came into force. Under the act there is a requirement that, starting October 2015, commercial organisations with a turnover of £36 million or more carrying on business in the UK will have to prepare a slavery and human trafficking statement each financial year, stating the steps […]
Carphone Warehouse the latest to suffer a high profile data breach
In the latest in a series of high profile data breaches, the personal details of up to 2.4 million Carphone Warehouse customers may have been stolen following a cyber-attack last Wednesday. Notably, the cyber attack is thought to only affect the customers of three of the websites belonging to the group: onestopphoneshop.com, e2save.com, and mobiles.co.uk – […]
Uber case highlights employers’ driving at work health and safety responsibilities
Uber, whose mobile app lets users provide and book taxi services, is facing legal action over its drivers’ health and safety rights. Currently, Uber does not consider its drivers to be employees, but the professional drivers’ union GMB has claimed that drivers are owed the same rights as any employee is owed by its employer. These include […]
With over £0.5m in fines and costs for Working at Height breaches in July, are you meeting your responsibilities?
In July 2015, individuals and organisations found to have failed to meet Work at Height legislation requirements were fined and ordered to pay costs totalling over £0.5m. Seven cases were reported by the HSE where proper Health and Safety was not in place, including four resulting in the deaths of workers, two cases of life […]
Six Astute tips for driving business performance with eLearning
Many businesses take a fire-fighting approach to performance management, waiting for problem areas to become apparent before attempting to ‘extinguish’ them with learning interventions. While identifying learning needs and delivering training to meet them can be challenging, this approach means staff are perennially on the back foot – and leaves a lot to be desired […]
Big Data Protection – how your business can harness the power of data while minimising risk
The business world has been excited about the potential of big data ever since the term was first coined in 2001. While information has always been a critical element of forming business strategy, big data means taking advantage of modern levels of computational power and data availability to extract meaningful insight from extremely large datasets […]
Fraud detection red flags: 12 common signs to look out for
Fraud continues to be a high profile news story: in the last week, a former Ukip MEP has been jailed over £500k expenses fraud, the finance director of Bannatyne Group was in court over fraud amounting to £8m, and it was revealed that in 2014 insurance fraud was worth an incredible £1.32bn. Fraud, or deception for personal gain […]